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United States Patent | 5,153,988 |
Mattis ,   et al. | October 13, 1992 |
The invention provides for a modularized terminal block and an improved method of manufacturing the modular block. The block permits the connection of a plurality of drop wires or other devices in a reversible manner through the use of a standardized plug in module configuration. The module can be optimized for a given drop wire range which then uniformly uniformly connects to the base block through a standardized demateable contact.
Inventors: | Mattis; John S. (Sunnyvale, CA); Milroy; James C. (Palo Alto, CA); von der Lippe; Paul (Granada, CA); Shimirak; Gerald L. (Danville, CA); Chan; Paul S. (San Francisco, CA); Scarampi; Sebastiano (Los Altos, CA) |
Assignee: | Raychem Corporation (Menlo Park, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 499117 |
Filed: | March 26, 1990 |
Current U.S. Class: | 29/863; 29/858; 29/861; 174/76; 174/77R; 264/272.11; 439/597; D13/147 |
Intern'l Class: | H01R 043/04 |
Field of Search: | 29/857,747,861,749,863,858 439/597 174/76,77 R 264/272.11 |
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